expand

expand (one's) horizons

To have or seek out new experiences, especially if one's experiences have been relatively limited. I'm really nervous to live at school, but I know I need to expand my horizons and get some experience living without my family.I can't believe that Molly has never left the state before! She seriously needs to expand her horizons!

expand (something) into (something)

1. To become larger or more extensive. Don't pull the cord on that, or it will expand into a raft!

2. To make something larger or more extensive. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "expand" and "into." Don't expand that into a raft just yet—wait till we get to the lake.The publisher wants me to expand my short story into a novella.

expand one's horizons

expand something into something

to enlarge something into something; to make something grow into something. She expanded her business into a national company.I would like to build on an addition to expand this room into a more usable space.

Spurred on by rapidly growing demand for a multi-service platform, Expand has outpaced the competition with more than 25,000 Expand Accelerators deployed worldwide and the largest single deployment in the industry, with 3,500 units accelerating traffic for a large financial services company.

2005 was an extremely exciting year for Expand Networks, breaking through the 25,000 unit barrier, growth of 35 percent in 2005, solid growth of our customer base and significant growth across all geographies," said Amir Chitayat, president of Expand Networks.

Deployed in over 1,200 customer networks including Motorola, Hitachi Capital, Continental Airlines and the United States Department of Defense, Expand Networks supports key IT initiatives including server and data center consolidation and server-based computing.

We are pleased to add Expand to our growing list of OEM partners," Shaked concluded.

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